Tails & Trails at Mowdy Ranch (November 13-15, 2026)

Tails & Trails at Mowdy Ranch Weekend Retreat:

Pricing Details:

• Deposit: A $300 deposit can be made today to save your spot!
• Full Tuition: Total cost of the workshop is $1999
• Two Room Suite: Available for 2 photographers to share and receive a shared lodging discount or for one photographer to pay a little extra and get a lot more room!  Email to inquire.

Saddle up for a fall adventure under the stars! 🌾🌌

 

There’s something about November on the ranch…

The air turns crisp. The grasses fade to warm amber. The horses grow thick winter coats, their tails catching golden light as the sun sinks low over the fields. Days slow down. Nights stretch longer.  And we’re going to capture it all.

Tails & Trails at Mowdy Ranch is a fall photography retreat designed to capture the movement of the mustangs by day and the movement of the stars by night.

We’ll spend golden hours creating intimate portraits of the horses as their winter coats glow in rim light. You’ll ride out on ATVs into the mustang fields, positioning yourself safely and respectfully for powerful storytelling images. And when darkness settles in, we’ll pivot our lenses skyward and create star trail images that quite literally show time passing over the ranch.

This is a full ranch experience with a camera in hand the entire time.

What’s Included

✔ Lodging at Mowdy Ranch

Comfortable ranch accommodations for the full retreat. No commuting, no stress, just roll out of bed and into golden hour.

✔ All Meals Included

Home-style ranch meals from arrival dinner through departure breakfast. Come hungry.

✔ 4 ATV Rides into the Mustang Fields

Exclusive access to ride deep into the property for sunrise and sunset sessions with the horses.

✔ Golden Hour Horse Portrait Instruction

Learn how to expose for rim light, capture movement, compose intimate equine portraits, and work safely around the herd.

✔ Star Trail & Night Photography Sessions

Step-by-step guidance on capturing long exposures and building powerful star trail images and blue hour blending instruction over the ranch landscape.

✔ Editing Course

Hands-on post-processing instruction during downtime, from workflow efficiency to blending and polishing your final images.

✔ HDR Glow Preset

My signature HDR Glow preset included to help you recreate that soft, luminous finish in your own work.

✔ Small Group Experience

Personalized instruction and plenty of one-on-one guidance throughout the retreat.

This is for the photographer who loves texture and appreciates quiet ranch mornings.  Who wants to learn how to show motion with both a swishing tail and stars carving circles across the sky.

Come pass time with us.

First time participants will receive a print voucher to Steam Art & Graphics, redeemable for a 12×18 print of your favorite capture at the workshop.

SPACE IS LIMITED  FOR TEACHING PURPOSES AND TO KEEP COMPOSITIONS UNCLUTTERED.

A NON-REFUNDABLE DEPOSIT OF $300 CAN BE MADE TO SECURE YOUR SPOT.

FINAL PAYMENT IS DUE BY OCTOBER 15, 2026.

Because these events are small and often sell out, please only register if you are confident you can attend.  See the Refund Policy for cancellation options.